Washing Machine. help.

Jo2009

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We got a Haus WM-1050W White Washing Machine the other day. It's a connected to the cold tap. The Washing Machine is set to 40c and the water wont get hot at all.

We phone up the maker of it and they just say "Try it on 60c, If that don't work connect it to the hot tap."

Well, if we was to connect it to the hot tap it would just you all the hot water witch we don't want. Any one got any idea what is wrong?

Here are the specs:
* Energy rating A.
* Washing performance B.
* Spinning performance C.
* Maximum spin speed 1000rpm.
* Maximum washing capacity 5kg.

* Variable washing temperature.
* Cold water fill.
* Size (H)85, (W)59.5, (D)53.5cm.

* 15 programmes in total, including:
* 145 minute 30 degree C cotton wash.
* 34 minute quick wash.
* Woollens.
* Rinse hold.
* Prewash.
* Silk wash.
* Economic wash.

Technical specifications:
* Energy consumption: 0.95kWh/cycle.
* Water consumption: 49 litres/cycle.
* Estimated annual energy consumption: 190kWh/year.
* Estimated annual water consumption: 9800 litres/year.


Thanks for any help.
 
Connect it to the hot tap, as per the manufacturer's instructions :confused:

It won't use all the hot water (not at 49 litres/cycle).

Ignore ^ he's just discovered the internet. Bless.
 
EVH said:
Connect it to the hot tap, as per the manufacturer's instructions :confused:

It won't use all the hot water (not at 49 litres/cycle).

Ignore ^ he's just discovered the internet. Bless.
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Most washing machines are now cold fill so you shouldnt connect to the hot tap.

If its not heating, i would call whoever you got it from and claim its faulty. They should replace it.

Lol at the "advice" from the manufacturer btw.
 
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Thanks for the reply's all. I've just tried it on 90c and it's still not getting hot at all.
Is it just broke or is it something I'm doing wrong?
 
It sounds broken, i cannot imagine that there would possibly be an option to turn the heating elements off. It definitely shouldnt be connected to a hot supply.
 
Jo2009 said:
Thanks for the reply's all. I've just tried it on 90c and it's still not getting hot at all.
Is it just broke or is it something I'm doing wrong?
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Sounds faulty, there is nothing you should be doing to heat the water. As long as the water is getting into the machine, it should do the rest. Take it back imo :)
 
As above, it's faulty. There is no need to connect to the hot unless you wanted to as your hot water was heated cheaper than via the washing machine.

But it is a cold fill machine and should heat the water up by itself.

Take it back as faulty and buy a Miele ;):p
 
Bennie-Mac said:
Most washing machines are now cold fill so you shouldnt connect to the hot tap.

If its not heating, i would call whoever you got it from and claim its faulty. They should replace it.

Lol at the "advice" from the manufacturer btw.
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I admit I'm no plumber, but my reply was more akin to "do what the manufacturer says".

It appears they may have tried to fob the OP off :o
 
Jez said:
Ive never had a cold fill one, if hot fill is quicker then why are washing machines going the way of cold fill these days? :confused:
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If it's anything like our dishwasher then they're more efficient when ran on cold water. I've got no idea why, it just is :confused:
 
Jez said:
Ive never had a cold fill one, if hot fill is quicker then why are washing machines going the way of cold fill these days? :confused:
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I suppose with them being energy efficient and the emphasis more and more on cooler washes (40C or even 30C now) that if they draw from your hot water (50C) they would only have to add cold water to get the right low temp which would be a waste since you have paid to get that water to 50C in the first place.

Of course, having a machine with both hot and cold feeds and enough sense to only draw from the hot water if doing a wash at 50C+ especially if you have a combi boiler is probably the ideal setup.
 
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Surely an extremely powerful electrical heating element (to heat the water anything like fast enough looking at the quantities machines get through) cannot possibly be as efficient as a purpose designed modern gas/oil condensing boiler? :confused:

Edit: posted at the same time as greebo, yeah i guess it depends on how intelligent the machine is. You would have thought that they would have gone the way of intelligently using the hot supply, rather than cold, though?
 
Jez said:
Surely an extremely powerful electrical heating element (to heat the water anything like fast enough looking at the quantities machines get through) cannot possibly be as efficient as a purpose designed modern gas/oil condensing boiler? :confused:
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Depends if you've got a modern boiler or not though :p
 
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